Opinions on my girls list please

[Hippohappiness]

So far we have:

Erin
Jasmine
Hazel
Imogen
Daphne
Zoe
Phoebe
Serena
Iris
Rhiannon
Coral

It's a bit of a random list at the moment. Feel a bit overwhelmed really! Would love to know your thoughts on these names and how popular they are in your area. Thanks!

Erin - really like, dont know any
Jasmine - not keen. Dont know any young ones but I'm in my late 20s and went to school with 3
Hazel - like, know a couple in their 20s but no little ones
Imogen - nice, know a few between about 10 and 30
Daphne - not my style, only know of 1 older lady called daphne
Zoe - not keen, dont know any young ones but went to school with a few
Phoebe - lovely, know of 5 or 6 under the age of about 4
Serena - nice, know of one who is about 18
Iris - nice, dont know any
Rhiannon - dislike, know of one who's about 25
Coral - ok, dont know any

I wouldn't say any of these are super popular. My favourites are Iris and Zoe.

Erin - I know a couple but I'm in Scotland and it's an Irish name
Jasmine Aladdin?
Hazel nope
Imogen - only know one, in Australian
Daphne - neighbours
Zoe's- lovely
Phoebe - DD's bff
Serena - nice
Iris - nice
Rhiannon - fleetwood mac
Coral - nope

Erin - Like it. Don't know any.

Jasmine - Not keen. Know one who's late teens.

Hazel - Love it. May be a bit biased as I have one and it's a family name. I've met a couple of others of late primary age. Mine is early primary.

Imogen - Not keen.

Daphne - Dislike.

Zoe - It's fine. To me, Zoe is in her 40s now.

Phoebe - Not keen, associate with Friends (not a positive). I know 4yo and 9yo Phoebes.

Serena - Like it! Don't know any.

Iris - It's OK. Again, to me Iris is in her 40s.

Rhiannon - Really dislike it. I know 2: 4yo and 8yo.

Coral - Not keen.

Erin - don't like it, harsh sounding
Jasmine - nice
Hazel - ok
Imogen - nice but I don't like Immy
Daphne - ok
Zoe - like
Phoebe -nice, don't like Feebs
Serena -ok, I know a Serina and Sarina, which I don't like
Iris - not keen
Rhiannon - lovely said by a Welsh speaker, not very nice otherwise
Coral - like the bookies. No.

Unless you are Welsh and live in Wales not Rhiannon, as nobody will be able to pronounce it.
I like Serena, Coral, Iris, Jasmine ..all of them actually apart from Erin which I am not keen on .

@SirVixofVixHall, that's not quite true. They will think they know how to pronounce it and say it as Ree-Annun. Yuk.

Rhiannon is lovely. Ree-Annun isn't.

Yes, that’s what I meant. They won’t pronounce it properly.

Thanks for your comments so far, very helpful

Also, I'd totally forgotten about Coral the bookies - might cross that one off the list!

There a bookmakers called Eden around here too. Not that I'm suggesting the name.

Coral is harsh-sounding IMO. Carol is nicer but a bit dated. How about Caroline?

I knew what you meant, SirVix, but others might not.

Hello, there.

Perhaps you should stick with something traditional and not so modernised and tacky unless you want a lifetime of regret. They all quite frankly sound quite horrible to me. Why don’t you give your child a blessing, something obeying to gods word and testament? Catherine, Teresa, Mary, Anne, Lydia and Theodora are all class and meaningful. They’re long lasting and never go out of style. Think about it.

God bless,
Dorothy.

Erin 1
Jasmine abit common
Hazel no
Imogen 3
Daphne ok
Zoe 2
Phoebe nice but over used
Serena no
Iris ok
Rhiannon no
Coral not sure

@dorothycox

Hello, there.

Perhaps you should stick with something traditional and not so modernised and tacky unless you want a lifetime of regret. They all quite frankly sound quite horrible to me. Why don’t you give your child a blessing, something obeying to gods word and testament? Catherine, Teresa, Mary, Anne, Lydia and Theodora are all class and meaningful. They’re long lasting and never go out of style. Think about it.

God bless,
Dorothy.

Hi there Dorothy. I do appreciate everyone's comments, even the negative ones, however I really don't think that a number of these names could be described as 'modernised'. Imogen, Daphne, Phoebe and Rhiannon in particular are all very old names. I'm not religious and so have no interest in choosing 'something obeying to God's word and testament ' - although Phoebe is actually biblical also. I think people's ideas of what is 'tacky' or 'meaningful' is pretty subjective really. Thank you for your name suggestions - they're fine, but not to my taste. I think I'll be picking from from my list and will therefore have to resign myself to 'a lifetime of regret'

We have similar tastes.

I picked Imogen as I love the name and don't know anyone else with the name. Other names I like had already been taken by close friends or family. I think it's beautiful, Shakespearean and classy

Others I like are iris. Hazel (Quite rare) Phoebe is classic, I did like serena when pregnant but not any more. I also had coral on my list but prefer Imogen

I think jasmine could be a bit common although I know why you like it. I only know adults called Zoe and have heard of a few baby Erin's now